Rena RN 2003 RN

anyone know what the statistic are for their school of nursing pass rates for state boards? our school of nursing is relatively new (only been in operation about 11 years) and we have a 99.8% pass rate on state boards.

wow, broad subject. LOL i guess i have a system but never really thought about it. it just developed on it's own. i chart my initial impression of the scene when i go into a room. "pt sitting up in bed. safety rails up x 2. call light in reach. ...

ink pen, sharpie marker, and alcohol preps in the right scrub top pocket. PSO packets, carpuject, NS flushes x 3 (10 ml each), and miscellaneous in left. tape on scope around neck. PDA and small amount of money/change in left pants pockets. trauma sc...

in our facility, we simply write "patient prefers to take at ________" beside the MD order. if there is a question regarding switching the time, pharmacy calls the MD.

we do focused assessment with more detail the more acutely ill. VS every 2 hours or more often if needed. VS within 30 min of sending a patient to the floor. we chart q2h for all patients and more often if needed. within the next year or so we wi...

we have had volunteers in 2 of the ERs i've worked in and their duties were about the same. they brought pillows and blankets to patients. walked around to see if a patient needed anything. gave out directions, took people places. they couldn't d...

i used to work tons of OT. loved the money. that didn't last long before i was feeling overtired and burned out at work. i can't tell you the last time i had OT. 6 months ago? 10 months ago? when asked to work OT, i simply say that i have a ful...

definitely enjoy the ride. you will see and do much before you have to make a decision on which area to work. do not go in with a preconceived idea about what you are going to do. gather as much from each area taught by your school and make up you...

our hospital policy changed to squad stick changed within 24 hours because of sentinel event in which the patient lost an upper extremity due to an infected IV site. before that, policy was to change all IV site q72h regardless of origination of sta...

i feel your pain. i just left an ED for those very reasons you listed. good luck...

you deal with this by telling him to speak to you with respect and until he can do that you will not respond. then walk away. if you wouldn't take that kind of crap from your children/husband/mother/father (and i'm guessing you probably love those ...

i've worked a couple of ERs and yes, you do become close to your peers. i know their kids and birthdays and anniversaries and favorite foods. you don't have to know these things to work well with people. it's all about personal comfort level. sha...

you know all of these things to be true ahead of time yet you are still willing to work there? i can't speak for you but i would be looking elsewhere for a place of employment if i had that many concerns before the job actually started.

overtime at our facility is done voluntarily. if there is an open shift, a person can sign up ahead of time for that shift. if there is a call off, we are all called to see if we want that shift (with some $$$ thrown in as incentive). i work ER a...

vote with your feet, canoe, and get the hell out of there fast. if they won't back you on something "simple" like this, you can damn sure bet they will hang you out to dry on something bigger.

The st. joseph's baby ASA commercial?

i'm assuming you have done ACLS and PALS?

our dept manager comes out of her office and does triage when we get slammed in the ED. she knows her dept. she knows her staff. she knows her staff wouldn't ask for the help if it weren't needed. she encourages us to ask for help if we need it. ...

we do this and think of it as either practical or to ward off evil spirits. :lol the bag is always then covered by another bed sheet so as to not offend the living and/or the families.

i also do not like those cold/flu type patients who think i can "cure" them before their visit is over. or those that was just seen by their primary care doc or ER doc that morning and are back to see the ER doc again that night because ___________...

my least favorite is the ETOHer brought in by PD in cuffs that is under arrest but decided to bash his/her head on something and now must be treated for a lac. why you say? "i want my attorney! i want your name! i want their names! i have RIGHTS...

so you either go to an ED that you don't like the shifts or you go to an ED with the possibility of floating to areas you don't want to be in? find a third facility. :chuckle seriously, neither of those options sound very attractive if you only wa...

1. sprains/strains of extremities 2. abd pain 3. SOB 4. CP 5. psych 6. lacs 7. back pain 8. tooth ache 9. peds (ear aches, cold s/s, URI, etc.) 10. and the thing i see the least of but have seen....................... penis fx.

never go to work without it. my most used programs are davis drug and davis IV drug. i use epocrates for the pediatric dosing. and i wouldn't know when to go to work if it weren't for my pda calendar.

CID-STW = "came in dead, stayed that way" - s/p code diagnosis status dramaticus = seen mostly in young friends/family members of the acute emergent hang nail case